Hotel Cala to Open 281-Room Tampa Riverwalk Resort in January 2027
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Tampa – October 07, 2026 -- Hotel Cala, a 281-room urban resort on Tampa's Riverwalk, will open in January 2027, bringing Tao Group Hospitality's LAVO and BarOnda dining concepts to a site that has anchored downtown Tampa since 1968.
Newbond Holdings redevelops a 1968-era property into a seven-story resort
Owner Newbond Holdings tapped design firm Rockwell Group to transform the longstanding Riverwalk site into a contemporary property drawing on Tampa's Italian and Cuban heritage. "For more than half a century, this site has been part of the fabric of downtown Tampa," said Neil Luthra, founding partner at Newbond Holdings, describing the project as a bid to give locals and visitors a new reason to engage with the waterfront district.